Lundy, Benjamin, House
Also known as: Warren House
Why it's listed
At Union and Third Streets in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, stands a two-and-one-half-story brick double house, two separate blocks joined by a common wall and an interior door. A small clapboard annex on one side served as a Quaker-run free labor store, where shoppers could buy goods not made by slave labor. The house is tied to Benjamin Lundy, a Quaker abolitionist who moved here from St. Clairsville in 1820. During a stay of nearly a year he started his newspaper, the Genius of Universal Emancipation, in January 1821, before relocating it to Tennessee. Lundy traveled widely on foot and horseback, and the nomination credits him with helping found about 130 antislavery societies, mostly among Southern Quakers. Mt. Pleasant was a strategic center of Quaker reform, and the house sits near the Quaker Meeting House. Sources disagree about which half of the double house Lundy lived in. It remains a private residence closed to visitors.
Significance in brief: The house was occupied by the abolitionist Benjamin Lundy after he moved from St. Clairsville in 1820. During a stay of nearly a year he began his newspaper, the Genius of Universal Emancipation, an early chronicle of the antislavery movement. The nomination describes Lundy as possibly the most important antislavery reformer of the decade before 1830. It also places the house within a Quaker antislavery community in Mt. Pleasant.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 74001537, listed May 30, 1974. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Union and 3rd Sts., Mt. Pleasant |
|---|---|
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | May 30, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74001537 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1820-21 |
| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Social History |
| Level of significance | National |
| National Historic Landmark | Yes, designated May 30, 1974 |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Private residence in fair condition, unaltered and on its original site; not open to the public. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Mount Pleasant Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.17477, -80.80355 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 74001537.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4888984
- This listing as JSON
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